Great Gatsby book report which includes character information, plot summary, themes, symbols, and quotes from the text.

Title: The Great Gatsby
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Date of Publication: 1925
Cultural Context: The book takes place during the 1920's, the decade in American history as the "roaring twenties." This book epitomizes many of the characteristics of the time period, after the eighteenth amendment, the sale of alcohol became prohibited, but this movement, known as the temperance movement, did not achieve the goals they had wished to solve, instead, they worsened the situation. The crime rate during this period was somewhat high, and the organized crime rate was incredibly high, with many crimin…